In the early 1900's, Russia was always at war. There was the war with Japan. There was World War I. There was internal civil war with more factions than most people could follow. The people of Russia watched their whole lifestyle change. In less than twenty years the country went from a kingdom to a communist state. Yurii Zhivago comes of age during this time in Russia. He is from the upper,…
Max’s brothers have grand collections that everyone makes a big fuss over. Benjamin collects stamps and Karl collects coins, and neither one will share with their little brother. So Max decides to start a collection of his own. He’s going to collect words. He starts with small words that he cuts out of newspapers and magazines, but soon his collection has spilled out into the hall. All the …
First published in Italy in 1957 amid international controversy, Doctor Zhivago is the story of the life and loves of a poet/physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled in the battle between the Whites and the Reds. Set against this backdrop of cruelty and st…